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Exhibition Poultry Awards Given At Fair

The Chautauqua County 4-H Exhibition Poultry Project held its annual show at the Chautauqua County Fair, consisting of 15 youth members aged 5-16 exhibiting 39 chickens, two ducks, one guinea fowl, and two turkeys. In showmanship, the youth demonstrated their bird to APA Judge Richard Hare ...

‘Issues’ Continue With Incorrect Water And Sewer Billing

Bill credits are coming for Fredonia residents who got dinged with water and sewer rate hikes this summer. The village apparently erred in approving the hikes within its 2025-26 budget, without holding separate public hearings on them. Mayor Michael Ferguson read a statement about the ...

Cigarette Blamed For Lakewood Fire

LAKEWOOD – A cigarette is being blamed for causing a fire at a local business complex. Around 7:30 a.m. Monday the Lakewood Fire Department and Lakewood-Busti Police Department responded to 401 E Fairmount Ave. for a reported structure fire. That address has multiple businesses located ...

Frewsburg Library Director Leaving In October

FREWSBURG — After nine years of service, Iza Nowak is leaving her position as director of the Myers Memorial Library in Frewsburg. Under Nowak’s direction, the library has seen a renovation project, updated and modernized its collection of books, added a library of things to the shelves ...

Seven injured after vehicle goes down embankment near Angola

At least seven people received medical treatment after a vehicle they were in went off the road and down an embankment near the Angola Service Center on the New York State Thruway. Erie County Sheriff’s Department noted on its Facebook page, they — along with New York State Police, ...

Big Fredonia water changes possible

The Fredonia Board of Trustees was to again consider getting rid of the village water treatment plant. A resolution on Monday evening’s meeting agenda, sponsored by Trustees Jon Espersen and Paul Wandel, called for “decommissioning and demolition of the village’s existing water ...